Google’s Electricity Use Rose 37% in 2025

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Google’s Electricity Use Rose 37% in 2025

Agreements with several utilities cover about 1 gigawatt of demand-response capacity.

By Simon Yoon

Published Oct 31, 2026, 9:37 AM EDT

A data center stands beside a utility substation at dusk / TokenPost.ai

Google’s electricity consumption rose 37% in 2025.

Agreements with several utilities cover about 1 gigawatt of demand-response capacity.

The programs could let Google reschedule machine-learning jobs or scale back their power use when demand is high, rather than relying only on additional generation.

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